French rider claims second victory of this year’s race
Breakaway denied by peloton inside final kilometre
Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) won his second stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia, with the Frenchman catching Italy’s Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) on the line to take stage three in Sofia.
Milan hit the front on the final bend with 150 metres to race, but was unable to hold off Magnier, with the Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen (Unibet Rose Rockets) finishing third. Magnier briefly raised his hand in celebration after the line, but had to wait for the official photo-finish result before finding out he had indeed won two out of three in Bulgaria.
“I was not really sure that I won the stage to be honest,” said Magnier. “I celebrated and then I say: ‘Oh, I’m not sure.’”
